पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 12, 2102 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।

"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2159 Yuva

Śaka Saṁvat: 2024 Dundubhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1509

Malayalam Era: 1278

Nanakshahi: 633

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	325.77°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	233.07°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	58.70°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	319.76°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	237.06°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	278.19°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	203.86°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:12 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:06 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla	17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:36 – 18:06
Yamaganda	12:09 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:07 – 16:36
Varjyam	06:41 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:12 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:41 – 09:10 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:10 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:39 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:09 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:07 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:36 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:06 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:36 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:09 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:39 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:10 – 04:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:41 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5203
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1900404.27
Julian Day	2488869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2805°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	268.41°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (25.2805°), declination -3.55°, EoT -10.49 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2102-03-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)